Curtis'S Puffball vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Lycoperdon curtisii compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• Curtis'S Puffball is Not Evaluated while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curtis'S Puffball	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Lycoperdaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Lycoperdon	Atelerix
Species	Lycoperdon curtisii	Atelerix albiventris

Conservation Status

Curtis'S Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curtis'S Puffball	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Curtis'S Puffball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.